eBay Is Now Banning the Sale of Curses, Spells, and Other Magic
Sorry to have to ruin your Halloween plans, but starting in September, eBay will no longer allow the sale of hexes, spells, magic potions, curses, prayers, healing sessions, or any of the other awesome stuff the world's friendly witches and warlocks provide.
Buy Barack Obama's Old Chrysler
Now that he's moved on to bigger and shinier things, Barack Obama has no need for his old mode of transportation. I'm actually pretty sure he ditched it a while back, but hey — now it can be yours. The eBay scourers over at BuzzFeed stumbled on an exciting opportunity to purchase Obama's 2005 Chrysler 300. For a…
The Gawker Guide to Shopping Drunk on the Internet
An intriguing exclusive in The New York Times claims that many people shop on the internet... while drunk. Is it true? That's not for us to say—we're just here to help! What will you purchase, next time you are trawling eBay and Amazon while you're drunk?
Are Nicolas Cage and John Travolta Undead?
There were those who laughed off a recent eBay listing claiming to offer a Civil War-era photograph of Nicolas Cage (he went by Jack Mord back then, but that was probably just an anagram) for the cool asking price of $1 million. "Personally," the seller wrote, "I believe it's him and that he is some sort of walking…
Buy a 6-Foot-Tall Rick Perry Chia Pet
For sale for $4500 on eBay: A six-foot terra cotta flower planter shaped like Rick Perry's head. A Texas fertilizer company created Governor Goodhair's chia pet alter-ego during the 2010 gubernatorial election. Cow Wow Liquid Compost also created a chia bust of Perry's opponent Bill White. They then held an "election"…
Obama Caught 'Scarlett Johanssoning' in Pancake Painter's Latest Work
Famous pancake artist Dan Lacey has rendered this realistic work in which President Barack Obama cures his depression by having sparkly thoughts of naked Scarlett Johansson photos. In the bottom-left corner is Bo the Dog, wearing a lei (but not his right eye???!!) in honor of the Hawaiian continent. Currently on sale…
Why Are the Feds Getting Protective of Craigslist?
Federal prosecutors just jumped into a long running slapfight between eBay and Craigslist over how the former acquired a stake in the latter. As it turns out, they're on Craigslist's side: They've opened a criminal probe into whether eBay executives used their ownership to illicitly obtain competitive information.
Burning Man's Just for Rich People Now
If we didn't attend the week-long Burning Man festival in Nevada every year, we probably wouldn't be the deeply spiritual, open-minded individual that we are today. We'd just be another emotional eunuch living in America, ignorant in the ways of radical self-expression. Sadly, we and our collection of fruit-flavored…
Bidding on Casey Anthony Masks Almost at $25,000
Still thinking about buying one of those Casey Anthony masks on sale at eBay? You've still got about six hours to place your bid. Come on, it's only $24,300 (and counting)—just dip into your kid's college fund.
Now's Your Chance to Bid on Justin Bieber's Hair
When Justin Bieber got his groundbreaking hair cut, he put a little lock of it in a plastic box and gave it to Ellen. Now she's auctioning it off on her eBay page, with all the proceeds going to some animal welfare charity. The auction has been live for a little under 12 hours, and already it's up to $6,700! Jesus.
Why Is Meg Whitman's Campaign Tweeting Videos of Cross-Dressing Musicians?
Meg Whitman, the Republican nominee for California Governor, used to be the CEO of eBay. She knows a lot about computers, right? Apparently not enough to prevent a staffer from mistakenly Tweeting a video of a cross- Japanese bass player.
Now J.D. Salinger's Toilet Can Be Yours
Hey phonies! Want a piece of literary history? Well here you go. A toilet from J.D. Salinger's home, that the reclusive author probably pooped in!, is being auctioned off on eBay for $1M. Next up, one hopes: Sylvia Plath's bidet.

